Faucet.



H. G. GORDLEY.

PAUGET. APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1909.

Patents d Jan. 23, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GREELEY CORDLEY, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.

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To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, HENRY Gr. CORDLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Glen Ridge, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of whichthe following is a description reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in faucets or valves designed tocontrol the flow of water or other liquid from a receptacle, and myimproved faucet is designed with special reference to use with watercoolers to control the flow of water therefrom.

The object of my invention is to provide a faucet or valve for thepurpose above specified whichshall be pleasing and attractive inappearance, which may be easily and cheaply manufactured by improvedmechanical processes and largely from the materials which may be readilypurchased in the open market, which is of simple construction, which maybe easily repaired in case its operative part-s become worn so as to beunserviceable, which will be effective for the purpose for which it isdesigned, and in which certain disadvantages heretofore often present infaucets when used with water coolers are avoided.

With the above mentioned objects in view, my invention consists in theimproved fau cet illustrated in the accompanying drawing, described inthe following specification, and particularly claimed in the clauses ofthe concluding claim.

In the drawing, the view presented shows my improved faucet mainly insection.

Referring to the drawing, 1 is the body portion of my improved faucet,and is preferably formed from a piece of metal tub-- ing which may bereadily purchased in the open market. This body portion is provided withan opening at 2 about which a discharge spout 3 is secured as bysoldering it to the body portion 1. The body portion is threaded at itsouter end to receive a cap 1, which cap is provided with a centralthreaded opening at 5. 6 is a nipple which may also be formed from apiece of metallic tubing and which is threaded at 7 to receive a nut 8,and 9 are washers of rubber or similar material to serve as packing whenthe faucet is secured to a receptacle by means of the nut 8 in a mannerwhich will Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 22, 1909.

Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

Seria1 No. 491,616.

be obvious, a portion of the wall of such a receptacle being shown at10.

11 is a coupling member interposed between the nipple 6 and the bodyportion 1 of the faucet and having threaded recesses within which thethreaded ends of said members are secured, as shown at 12, 13; and thiscoupling member is also provided with a ledge at 1 1 surrounding thepassage 15 extending therethrough, and which ledge forms a valve seatfor the valve of my improved faucet. The recesses aforesaid are disposedat an angle to one another so that the axes of the nipple 6 and bodyportion 1 will intersect at an angle when said members are securedwithin their respective recesses, and so that when the faucet is inplace the body portion 1 will be inclined upwardly and will stand at anangle with reference to the vertical wall of the receptacle with whichthe faucet is used, as will be understood from the drawing.

16 is a flange surrounding the nipple 6 and serving as a seat for theouter washer 9. This flange rests against the inner end of the couplingmember 11; and the joint between the coupling member 11, nipple 6 andflange 16 will preferably be filled withsolder after the parts areproperly assembled to thereby secure the parts together into a singleunitary structure. 4

17 is the valve of my faucet, which valve seats upon the seat 141 abovementioned and is secured to a valve operating rod or stem 18 formedpreferably from wire, by means of a nut and washers as shown. A threadedsleeve 19 is secured upon the outer portion of the operating rod 18 asby being soldered thereto, the threads of which sleeve'engage with thethreaded opening 5 in the cap 4:. The outer end of the rod 18 is bent toform a handle 20 whereby the valve may be operated. The threaded sleeve19 will be seen to be considerably larger in diameter than the valvestem 18, whereby after the sleeve is disengaged from the threadedopening in the cap 4 the stem 18 may be readily moved longitudinally tomove the valve 17 away from the seat 14-,

The valve 17 is made substantially the same in diameter as the interiorof the easing 1, so that after the threaded sleeve 19 has beendisengaged from the threaded opening 5 the valve will have to be movedto a considerable distance from its seat and past the opening 2 beforeany considerable flow can take place through the faucet. This, however,is an advantage as a more tightly fitting valve and one less likely toleak is thereby procured; and the valve may be very quickly andconveniently operated as the threaded. sleeve 19 is comparatively shortso that but a few turns of the handle 20 are required to disengage thesleeve from the threaded opening 5 and permit the valve to be movedlongitudinally as aforesaid.

By providing a body portion inclined upwardly as disclosed a faucet isprocured in which dripping after the valve is closed is avoided. Infaucets the inner surface is wetted when liquid flows through them, and,with horizontally extending faucets with a spout upon their lower sidesuch as are commonly used with water coolers, this small quantity ofwater adherent upon the interior of the faucet will run down and dripfrom the spout, not forany considerable time but to the extent ofseveral drops,

.the faucet and to the outer wall of the cooler and'into a suitable drippan commonly provided, whereas were the faucet horizontal this water ofcondensation would drop from i the faucet as a continual drip to theannoyance of the user.

Having thus described my invention and explained the mode of ope-rationthereof, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a faucet, a nipple adapted to extend through the wall of areceptacle to thus form a support for a faucet; a body portion; acoupling member interposed between said nipple'and said body portion andprovided with two recesses disposed at an angle with one another whereinthe ends of said nipple and of said body portion are secured, andwhereby said body portion may be supported in a position incliningupward from its point of support, and provided also with a valve seat; avalve cooperating with said seat; and a stem for operating said valve,said stem being within and extending longitudinally of said body portionand said body portion having a discharge opening said body portion willbe supported in a position inclining upwardly from its point of support,and provided also ,with a valve seat formed by the bottom wall ofthatrecess wherein the end of said body member is secured; a valvecooperating with said seat; and means foroperating said valve.

3. In a faucet, a body portion; a valve seat; a valve within said bodyportion and capable of movement longitudinally thereof and adapted toengage said valve seat; a rod,

to which said valve is secured and by which it may be operated; a capupon the outer end of said body portion and having a threaded opening ofgreater diameter than said rod; a threaded member upon the outer end ofsaid rod and adapted to engage the threaded opening in said cap when thevalve is closed, and to be out of engagement with said threaded openingwhen the valve is opened to its greatest extent, and a discharge spoutintermediate said valve seat and said cap, the distance from said valveseat to said discharge spout being greater than the length of saidthreaded member whereby said valve after having been disengaged fromsaid seat by rotating said rod may be moved longitudinally and withoutfurther rotary movement past said discharge spout.

This specification signed and witnessed this 19th day of February A. D.1909.

HENRY GREELEY GORDLEY. Inthe presence of GEORGE B. WILLIAMS, WILLIAM M.REIs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, 11. c.

